Development of Sediment Quality Objectives for California Bays and Estuaries

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Development of Sediment Quality Objectives for
California Bays and Estuaries

• Scientific Steering Committee Meeting

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Meeting Objectives

• Describe program design and key work elements
• Are the necessary elements included?
• Are the workplans appropriate?
• Develop process for SSC interaction with project
  team
• Plan future meetings and review activities

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Scientific Steering CommitteeWhere is everybody?

• Dr. Todd Bridges, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
  ERDC
• Dr. Robert Van Dolah, So. Carolina Inst. Mar.
  Resources Res.
• Tom Gries, Washington Dept. of Ecology
• Chris Ingersoll, U.S. Geological Survey
• Dr. Robert Burgess, U.S. EPA, Narragansett
• Dr. Peter Landrum, NOAA, Great Lakes
  Environmental Research Lab
• Edward Long, ERL Environmental
• Donald D. MacDonald, MacDonald Environmental
  Services
• Gail Sloane, Florida Department of Environmental
  Protection
• Dr. Dominic DiToro, Hydroqual Inc.

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Tentative Agenda

• Tuesday Morning (900-1200)
• Overview of program objectives and issues
• SWRCB
• SCCWRP
• Advisory Committee
• Establish SSC process of interaction
• Closed session
• Tuesday Afternoon (100-500)
• Benthic community tool development
• Presentation of workplan
• Discussion with SSC
• Public comments

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Tentative Agenda

• Wednesday Morning (900-1200)
• Chemistry indicators development
• Presentation of workplan
• Discussion with SSC
• Wednesday afternoon (100-500)
• Bioaccumulation studies
• Presentation of workplan
• Discussion with SSC
• SSC deliberation?
• Closed session
• SSC comments?
• Public comments
• Future meetings and topics